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I. M. FRY.

GATE.

No.- 340,997. Patented May 4, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC M. FRY, OF HEBRON, NEBRASKA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3%( ),997, dated May 4, 1886.

Application filed January 4, 1886.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC M. FRY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Hebron,in the county of Thayer and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain improvements in gates.

The object I have in view is to provide an improved support for the gate and means for holding the same when not in use.

To the accomplishment of the above object the invention consists of certain novel devices and combinations of devices, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a gate with my improvement in use, the gate being shown as closed ,in full lines and as open in dotted lines; Fig. 2, a detail of parts thereof, and Fig. 3 a view showing the casting on the handle post.

Like letters refer to like parts in each view.

A A represent the gate-posts, and B B suitable braces or supports provided therefor. Post A is provided with a series of openings formed in the same vertical plane. Into each of said openings an eyebolt, a, is inserted,the eye of each bolt occupying a position upon the inner face of the post, and the opposite end of the bolt protruding a short distance beyond the outer face thereof. This protruding end of each bolt a is screw-threaded, and adapted to accommodate a thumb nut, 12, the object of which will be described.

The gate consists of a handle-post, O, a serics of wire strands, O, and a series of pickets, O Handle-post C is provided with a series of staples, 0, one for each wire strand 0. Each strand is passed through its staple c,and then twisted to hold it securely to the handle-post. Each strand is then passed through a suitable staple, cl,with which each picket G is provided, and after being passed through the staples of the several pickets said strand is passed through the eye of one of the eyebolts a, described as mounted in post A, after which the Strand is twisted, as shown.

By the arrangement thus far described it will Serial No. 187,515. (X0 model.)

be seen that a suitable hinge is provided for the gate, and at the same time, through the manipulation of the thumb-nuts b, the eyebolts a may be operated to regulate the tension of strands C, and to effectually take up any sagging therein.

To the front face of the handlepost 0 there is secured a casting, D, bent outwardly at its center,and provided at that point with a projection, 6. At its upper end casting D is formed with an eye, f, in which a wire, E,bent at its center, is pivoted, such wire being also slightlybent after passing through this loop, as shown at m, Fig. 3, to insure its resting upon the casting D when in position as a support for the gate, and thereby prevent its moving sidewise, as will be described.

At a point near its upper end the handlepost is provided with a stud, g, for the purpose now to be described.

When the gate is closed, the bent wire E is twisted, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and turned up to engage with stud g, whereby it is held in an elevated position. Vhen the gate is opened, the wire is disengaged from the stud, the spring of the metal serving to return it to its original form. It is then turned down until it rests upon casting D, in which position the lower ends of the two arms of the wire will rest upon the ground, and, together with the handle-post G, serve as a tripod support for the gate. \Vhen wire E is in position to act as a support for the gate, as above described, the projection e of casting D will occupy a position between the two arms of the wire E and prevent any side movement of said wire.

Secured to the front face of gate-post A is a bracket, F, formed with two outwardly-extending arms, h, between which a lever, G, is pivoted, said lever being formed with a hookshaped cam-head, 7t, as shown.

Secured to the handlepost G is a link, H, which is sufficiently large to encircle the arms h of casting F and the head k of lever G when the gate is closed.

The operation of this part of the invention is as follows, to wit: Supposing the gate to be closed, the handle of lever G will occupy a position which will bringit parallel with the front face of the gate-post A,as clearly shown in Fig. 1. If, then, it is desired to open the gate, the lever G is turned until its handle is brought to a po sition at right angles, or substantially so, to the front face of gate-post A. As the lever is thus operated, its hook-shaped cam-head will engage with link H and draw the same from the post over the handle. the gate being thus freed and partly opened, after which it may be opened farther, being thus entirely disengaged from the latch mechanism. To close the gate again, the link H is passed over the handle end of lever G, whereupon such lever is turned to its original position, the gate being thereby securely locked, the 1ever,beeause of the shape of its head serving as a stretcher for the wire of which the gate is formed. To assure a more steady support for the gate when'closed, a link, K, may be used. This link is secured to the gate-post A, and is so arranged that the lower end of handle-post C may be inserted into it, the gate being slight- 1y elevated at that end both in opening and closing, the hinge which I provide for the gate allowing this limited vertical play. The wire wire E and study, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC M. FRY.

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WM. FREY, H. H. Dnowx. 

